Management Team

François-Xavier Souvay

Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

François-Xavier Souvay is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumenpulse. In this capacity, he oversees global vision, corporate development and strategic planning, maintaining Lumenpulse's reputation for innovation and customer experience excellence.

A seasoned entrepreneur, Mr. Souvay has over 25 years of experience in the lighting industry. By age 23, he was already contributing to large commercial real estate projects in Montreal, and soon was recruited by a specification grade outdoor lighting company, where he established a network of agents and VARs in Canada and the United States. Leveraging this experience, he then acted as a consultant for various lighting companies across North America.

In 1999, he acquired Luxtec, a value-added reseller of diversified specification-grade lighting solutions, and was soon spearheading LED research and development. Focused on combining innovative technology expertise with strong industrial design, he founded Lumenpulse in 2006. The company has since established itself as the leading pure-play specification-grade LED lighting solution provider.

Mr. Souvay holds numerous patents in his name and is a well-known thought leader in the LED lighting industry. In 2015, He was awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Quebec.

Peter Timotheatos

Peter Timotheatos is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lumenpulse. He is an experienced finance professional with a versatile financial and operational background. In addition to his role in managing the Company's overall finances and its information technology services, he provides strategic operational support and is responsible for merger and acquisition activities.

Mr. Timotheatos brings over 20 years of experience to the role with a strong background in corporate finance. Prior to joining Lumenpulse, Mr. Timotheatos was the Chief Financial Officer of Centre Agricole JLD Inc., an independent John Deere dealership group. Additionally, he served as Director, Corporate Development and Planning from 2008 to 2010, then as Vice President, Finance until 2011 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until 2012 at Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. and as Chief Financial Officer at BCE Elix (a Bell Canada Company) from 2004 to 2007. In addition to his CPA, CA designation, he also holds Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations.

Mr. Timotheatos holds a Graduate Diploma in public accounting and a Bachelor's of Commerce in accounting from McGill University. He previously held the role of Senior Vice President Financial Planning, Analysis and Results at Lumenpulse, managing the Company's Financial Planning & Analysis group and the Results & Control organization.

Greg Campbell

Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President

Greg Campbell oversees technology innovation, intellectual property portfolio management and collaboration with the company's product development team. Previously, Mr. Campbell helped manage the product development roadmap and innovation strategy in his role as Electrical Engineering Manager at Philips Colour Kinetics.

Prior to joining Philips Colour Kinetics, he served as an embedded systems engineer at BNS, where he focused on bringing intelligent solutions and innovative products to market. Mr. Campbell is the author of a number of patents related to solid state lighting technology innovation.

Mr. Campbell holds a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Patrick Robitaille

Vice President of Marketing | Head of Canadian and APAC Sales

Patrick Robitaille is the Vice President of Marketing | Head of Canadian and APAC Sales for Lumenpulse. Mr. Robitaille is responsible for the marketing and sales activities for Lumenpulse brand in Canada. With over 15 years of experience in the lighting industry Mr. Robitaille brings a wealth of technical knowledge, creativity, strategic business development, and leadership to this role.

Prior to this role, Mr. Robitaille held several sales and marketing related positions at Luxtec, including Sales Representative, Sales Operation Director and General Manager. Luxtec, a subsidiary and representative agent of Lumenpulse which, under Mr. Robitaille's management, became one of the most successful specification grade lighting agency in Canada.

Sebastien Jegado

General Manager, Lumenpulse France

Sébastien Jegado is General Manager for Lumenpulse France. In this role, Mr. Jegado is responsible for the sales and service teams, as well as the creative direction and development of the company's marketing efforts, including brand strategies, in France and Northern Africa.

Mr. Jegado joined the Lumenpulse Group during its founding in 2006 and has occupied various positions that have aided in the company's global growth. Most notably, Mr. Jegado acted as the Quebec market's Account Director before opening the Lumenpulse Group's office in France in 2014, where he managed the group's distribution partners throughout Europe.

Mr. Jegado graduated from the SKEMA Business School in Lille with a Master's Degree and received his MBA from HEC Montréal.